Threats Against Jewish Community Should Be Taken ‘Very Seriously,’ Says Minister Gould

The Jewish community is on “high alert” amid a rise in antisemitism and the threats against its members should be taken “very seriously,” says Government House Leader Karina Gould. “This is a very scary time for a lot of people. I think the community is resilient in many ways, but certainly people are on high alert,” she told Global News in an interview aired on Nov. 12. “I think we need to take these threats very seriously to make sure that we don’t see an escalation where someone, God forbid, gets hurt or even killed here in Canada,” added the minister, who is Jewish....